anno hegirae

in the (given) year since the hegira (sense ), the beginning of the Muslim era

Origin of anno hegirae

ModL, in the year of the hegira

anno Hegirae

adverb

Abbr. AH or AH

In a specified year of the Islamic calendar.

Origin of anno Hegirae

New Latin ann&omacron; Hegirae, in the year of the Hegira : Latin ann&omacron;, ablative of annus, year + New Latin Hegirae, genitive of Hegira, Hegira.

anno-hegirae

Adverb

(not comparable)

In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).

Origin

From the Latinannō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) the genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.